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J. W. HELTZEL.

CONCRETE FORM.

- APPLICATION FILED APR.1B, m9

Patented July 8, 1919.

JOSEPH W. HELTZEL, 0F WARREN, OHIO.

CONCRETE-FORM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1919.

Application filed April 18, 1919. Serial-No. 291,121.

To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, JOSEPH W. HELTZEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Warren, in the county of Trumbull and State of Ohio, have invented a new and use- .ful Concrete-Form, of which the following I is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements.

in concrete form construction, the object of the invention being to provide an improved side rail and stake for connecting and supporting the rails, whereby the provision of sleeves projecting from the ends of the side rails is eliminated. v 7 With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description.

proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features of construction and combination of parts which will be more fully described ereinafter and particularly pointed out'in the claims.

In the drawings accompanying. and formingrpart of this specification,

1 re two g djacent side rails connected together by means of my improved stake, only a portion of one of said rails being shown, the upper flange of the rails being broken away at the point of connection to better illustrate the manner in which the stake connects'the rails together.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the stake; and

Fig. is a side elevation, partly in section, showing the manner in which the side rail is supported by the stake.

The same characters of reference designate the same parts in the different figures of the drawings. v

In concrete sidewalk and road forms as heretofore constructed a sleeve is usually riveted at one end of each side rail to project therefromin such manner that the projecting portion of the sleeve slips into the adjacent rail so as to forma connection between the rails. In this form of connection, however, it has been found that the sleeves are easily broken off in the handling of the rails, which renders the rails useless. The object, therefore, of the present invention is to provide a means of connecting and supporting the rails whereby the provision of sleeves projecting from the rails is done away with.

Referring to the drawings, 2 designates a side rail adapted for use in concrete con- 1 is a perspective view showing construction rail is bent to provide a lon-' I provide a female member or socket, which is formed of a strap l'ofiset atits central portionto provide a air of ears 5 atits ends that are preferab y welded to the side rail, as shown in Fig.1, the ofi'setportion forming aisocket for the reception of the male member of the stake hereinafter described. Each rail is also provided at each end thereof with a half socket member 6, so that when the ends of two adjacent rails come together they form a complete socket or female member for reception of the'male member of a stake, thereby to maintain the rails connected together. The members 4 and 6 may, of course, be riveted-to the side rail, if desired] The improved stake comprises in the present instance a stake proper 7, which is pointed at its lower end for facilitating its being driven into the ground. Secured to the stake, at some distance from the upper end thereof, by any suitable means, as for instance rivets'8, is a bracket approximately in the form of the numeral 5, the distance from the outer side of the offset portion or male member 9 thereof to the inner side of the part 10 that is secured to the stake bein equal to the width of the lower flange 0% the rail, so that when the male member 9 is insertedinto the socket or female member carried by the rail the lower flange of the.

rail will rest against the portion 10 and thus maintain the rail in upright position, while the base flange 12 of the bracket projects under the base flange 3 of the side rail, as clearly shown in cross section in Fig. 3. This rovides a very solid rest or pedestal for t e side rail by means of which the adjacent ends of two side rails are supported in a very reliable manner against sag ging. It will thus be seen that I have provided a connecting means for the side rails part of which is carried by the side rails and a codperating part carried by the stake. By securing the bracket at some distance from .the end of the stake a driving .por-

1s given thereto for driving the stake without danger of striking the horizontal portion of the bracket or loosening the rivets which secure said bracket to the stairs.

It is believed that the operation of the rail and stake described Will be clear from the foregoing. The stakes are lined up to grade and the male member 9' of the stake inserted into the female member or socket lcarried by the sid reil, the half sockets at adjacent ends of two rails forming acomplete socket for the insertion of the male member of e stake, which efiectiv'ely connects the rails together. i

It frequently happens that after the rails have been lined up it becomes necessary remove one or more of the rails to permit the passage of teams, etc, and it Will be observed that by the use oi the present impr ved construction of rail and stoke it will be possible to remove the rails and replace them withoutin any Way disturbing the alinement thereof.

While l have shown and described stake us being specially adapted for with metal side rails, it will readily be un derstood that should it be desired to us Wooden rails the stake is equally well eds ted for such use, by merely securing strep similar to l and 6 to the Wooden rails in t isenie manner shown in connection Witl the metal rails It is also to be understooo that While I have described in detail the structure herein illustrated I do not desire to limit my invention to the precise features of construction shown, as I am aware that many mechenicel changes ma be made therein Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A structure of the class described comprising a side rail and a stake, said side rail and stake having one a female member secured thereto and the other a male member adapted for insertion into said female mein ber thereby to supportthe rail in vertical position, said stake having a laterally extending member adapted to project beneath the side rail.

2. A structure of the class described, com

prising e side rail having f male member secured thereto, and a stake provided With an oiiset mole member adopted for insertion into said female member thereby to support the rail in vertical position and a laterally extending member adapted to project beneath the side rail,

3. structure of the class described, comprising a side rail having s, female member or socket secured thereto, and a stake having secured thereto e bracket provided with an upwardly extending portion forming a male member adapted for insertion into said :"emele member and e laterally extending portion adopted to project beneath the side rail thereby to support th rail in vertical position and prevent sagging thereof.

4-. structure of the class described, comprising a side rail having it female member or socket secured thereto, e stake adapted to be driven into the ground and having secured thereto e bracket provided with a portion forming a male member adopted for insertion into said socket for ineintainin the rail in vertical position and a portion a apted to project beneath the rail to prevent sagging thereof, a, portion of the svelte projecting above the connection of said bracket therewith thereby to permit driving of the stair-e Without iniury to said breclzi.

" of the class described, comprising in combination, e plurality of rails each provided With it female member or socket between its ends and a half socket at each end thereof, and a plurality stakes each provided with a male member adapted for insertion into one of said sockets thereby to support the rails in 21 vertical position and connect the ends of adjacent rails, said stelees es-ch also having a. horizontal portion adapted to project beneath the ends of acljecent mils thereby to support the same against sagging.

in testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH 2V. HELTZEL. lVitnesses:

J. W. HELTZEL, Mission D. 

